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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 79 1193 1070 534 453 268 32731

Tongqing Zhou publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tongqing Zhou between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tongqing Zhou published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 11.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 46 publications in 2025. 66 of the 352 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 46. Peak 46 publications in 2025. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 10 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 30 publications 2021: 40 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 46 publications
1995 2025

352 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tongqing Zhou: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 2
1998 2
1999 4
2000 4
2001 5
2002 1
2003 2
2004 0
2005 4
2006 1
2007 10
2008 0
2009 12
2010 7
2011 5
2012 11
2013 26
2014 8
2015 18
2016 19
2017 11
2018 11
2019 12
2020 30
2021 40
2022 26
2023 14
2024 20
2025 46
Total 352
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Tongqing Zhou publications per year - data summary

  • Tongqing Zhou, a Microbiology scholar from National Institutes of Health, has 352 publications recorded across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1995 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 46 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1995, 2002 and 2006, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 31 years in the span carry no publications at all (1996, 2004 and 2008).
  • The rate of publication averages 11.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.6 per year counting only the 28 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 146 publications, 41% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1995-2005: 25 publications (2.3 per year); 2006-2016: 117 publications (10.6 per year); 2017-2025: 210 publications (23.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Tongqing Zhou publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tongqing Zhou sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 265–274 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 268 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139 268
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Tongqing Zhou publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 55–64 to 679+ publications.
  • Tongqing Zhou, a Microbiology scholar from National Institutes of Health, records 268 publications - the 70th percentile of the discipline.
  • 70% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Tongqing Zhou, and about 30% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Tongqing Zhou ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 135–144 publications, holding 288 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 54% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 679 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Tongqing Zhou D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tongqing Zhou sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 79 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59 79
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Tongqing Zhou D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 88 ranges running from 40 to 127+ D-Index.
  • Tongqing Zhou, a Microbiology scholar from National Institutes of Health, records 79 D-Index - the 78th percentile of the discipline.
  • 78% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Tongqing Zhou, and about 22% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 63 D-Index range, and Tongqing Zhou ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58 D-Index, holding 162 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 61 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more, 95 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Overview

Tongqing Zhou is a researcher affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their academic work primarily spans the field of Medicine, with specific emphasis on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Virology, Immunology, and Epidemiology.

The research topics covered by Tongqing Zhou include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by them are:

  • Potent neutralizing antibodies against multiple epitopes on SARS-CoV-2 spike, 2020, Nature
  • Evaluation of the mRNA-1273 Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 in Nonhuman Primates, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies directed against spike N-terminal domain target a single supersite, 2021, Cell Host & Microbe
  • LY-CoV1404 (bebtelovimab) potently neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 variants, 2022, Cell Reports
  • Cryo-EM Structures of SARS-CoV-2 Spike without and with ACE2 Reveal a pH-Dependent Switch to Mediate Endosomal Positioning of Receptor-Binding Domains, 2020, Cell Host & Microbe

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Tongqing Zhou include:

  • Peter D. Kwong
  • John R. Mascola
  • Baoshan Zhang
  • Yaroslav Tsybovsky
  • I-Ting Teng

Tongqing Zhou's research outputs have been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Reports
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Science Translational Medicine
  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Rational Design of Envelope Identifies Broadly Neutralizing Human Monoclonal Antibodies to HIV-1

    Xueling Wu;Zhi Yong Yang;Yuxing Li;Carl Magnus Hogerkorp

  • Potent neutralizing antibodies against multiple epitopes on SARS-CoV-2 spike.

    Lihong Liu;Pengfei Wang;Manoj S. Nair;Jian Yu

  • Structural basis for broad and potent neutralization of HIV-1 by antibody VRC01.

    Tongqing Zhou;Ivelin Georgiev;Xueling Wu;Zhi Yong Yang

  • Co-evolution of a broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibody and founder virus

    Hua-Xin Liao;Rebecca Lynch;Tongqing Zhou;Feng Gao;Feng Gao

  • Structure-Based Design of a Fusion Glycoprotein Vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus

    Jason S. McLellan;Man Chen;M. Gordon Joyce;Mallika Sastry

  • Evaluation of the mRNA-1273 Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 in Nonhuman Primates.

    Kizzmekia S Corbett;Barbara Flynn;Kathryn E Foulds;Joseph R Francica

  • Structure of HIV-1 gp120 V1/V2 domain with broadly neutralizing antibody PG9

    Jason S. McLellan;Marie Pancera;Chris Carrico;Jason Gorman

  • Focused evolution of hiv-1 neutralizing antibodies revealed by crystal structures and deep sequencing

    John R. Mascola;Gary Nabel;Barton F. Haynes;Xueling Wu

  • Structural definition of a conserved neutralization epitope on HIV-1 gp120.

    Tongqing Zhou;Ling Xu;Barna Dey;Ann J. Hessell

  • Structure of RSV Fusion Glycoprotein Trimer Bound to a Prefusion-Specific Neutralizing Antibody

    Jason S. McLellan;Man Chen;Sherman Leung;Kevin W. Graepel

  • Structure and immune recognition of trimeric pre-fusion HIV-1 Env

    Marie Pancera;Tongqing Zhou;Aliaksandr Druz;Ivelin S. Georgiev

  • LY-CoV1404 (bebtelovimab) potently neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 variants

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  • Somatic Mutations of the Immunoglobulin Framework Are Generally Required for Broad and Potent HIV-1 Neutralization

    Florian Klein;Ron Diskin;Ron Diskin;Johannes F. Scheid;Johannes F. Scheid;Christian Gaebler;Christian Gaebler

  • Potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies directed against spike N-terminal domain target a single supersite.

    Gabriele Cerutti;Yicheng Guo;Tongqing Zhou;Jason Gorman

  • Structure of HIV-1 gp120 with gp41-interactive region reveals layered envelope architecture and basis of conformational mobility

    Marie Pancera;Shahzad Majeed;Yih-En Andrew Ban;Lei Chen

  • Trimeric HIV-1-Env Structures Define Glycan Shields from Clades A, B and G

    Guillaume B.E. Stewart-Jones;Cinque Soto;Thomas Lemmin;Thomas Lemmin;Gwo Yu Chuang

  • Multidonor Analysis Reveals Structural Elements, Genetic Determinants, and Maturation Pathway for HIV-1 Neutralization by VRC01-Class Antibodies.

    Tongqing Zhou;Jiang Zhu;Xueling Wu;Stephanie Moquin

  • Identification of a CD4-Binding-Site Antibody to HIV that Evolved Near-Pan Neutralization Breadth.

    Jinghe Huang;Byong H. Kang;Elise Ishida;Tongqing Zhou

  • A Conserved Mechanism for Centromeric Nucleosome Recognition by Centromere Protein CENP-C

    Hidenori Kato;Jiansheng Jiang;Bing Rui Zhou;Marieke Rozendaal

  • Crystal structure, conformational fixation and entry-related interactions of mature ligand-free HIV-1 Env

    Young Do Kwon;Marie Pancera;Priyamvada Acharya;Ivelin S. Georgiev

  • Structural basis of immune evasion at the site of CD4 attachment on HIV-1 gp120.

    Lei Chen;Young Do Kwon;Tongqing Zhou;Xueling Wu

  • Cryo-EM Structures of SARS-CoV-2 Spike without and with ACE2 Reveal a pH-Dependent Switch to Mediate Endosomal Positioning of Receptor-Binding Domains.

    Tongqing Zhou;Yaroslav Tsybovsky;Jason Gorman;Micah Rapp

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter D. Kwong
Peter D. Kwong Columbia University Medical Center
John R. Mascola
John R. Mascola ModeX Therapeutics
Baoshan Zhang
Baoshan Zhang National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Lawrence Shapiro
Lawrence Shapiro Columbia University
Gwo-Yu Chuang
Gwo-Yu Chuang Moderna Therapeutics (United States)
Yongping Yang
Yongping Yang National Institutes of Health
Dennis R. Burton
Dennis R. Burton Scripps Research Institute
Ivelin S. Georgiev
Ivelin S. Georgiev Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Mark K. Louder
Mark K. Louder National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Sijy O'Dell
Sijy O'Dell National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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